Paint shield



United States Patent [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS2,693,785 11/1954 West .11 118/504 2,987,749 6/1961 Gortner 15/257.7

Primary ExaminerAndres H. Nielsen Att0rneyStefan M. Stein ABSTRACT: Apaint shield for preventing spattering of and even catching of paintwhen a roof is being painted consisting of a tray-like receptable bodywith a front wall adapted to acquaint the roof cave, and side walls anda back wall to provide maximum protection, the entire shield beingeasily manipulated by one hand.

Patented Sept. 15, v 1970 fiar/M I. M 1470 INVENTOR.

ATTOZNE) PAINT SHIELD This invention relates to a paint shield forpreventing spattering of and even catching of paint and other materialand more particularly to a shield that is particularly adapted to beused in the painting of roofs and roof eaves. A serious problem arisesin painting roofs, such as a tile roof of a building in that a portionof the paint drips off the ends of the roof onto the building or onadjacent grass, shrubbery, walls, etc. Further, when painting a roof, asis the custom, via spray application, it is difficult and time consumingto prevent the paint from spattering to areas not intended to bepainted.

Although paint shields in general are old in the art, none are adaptedto provide maximum protection against dripping and spattering paint whena roof is being painted. in those parts of the country where paintedtile roofs are commonplace, such as Florida, and where mildew is a greatproblem, this is even more acute since roofs must frequently be paintedto retain their attractive appearance. Any shield devised must not onlyprovide maximum protection, but also must be designed such that it caneasily be manipulated by a painter as he paints.

An object of this invention is to provide a lightweight paint shieldwhich is particularly adapted for use in painting roofs.

Another object is to produce a paint shield which provides a large areaof paint protection but yet may easily be manipulated by one hand.

Still another object is to provide a paint shield which may fit under aroof edge to prevent spattering of paint below and behind the edge.

A further object is to provide a shield which may easily be guided overobstructions caused by misalignment of portions of the edge structure.

A still further object is to provide a paint shield having a receptaclewith a wall along the receptacles open top to prevent spillage of paintwhen the receptacle is tilted.

Another object is to provide a paint shield which is practical andeconomically feasible to manufacture.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in partappear hereinafter.

In accordance with these objectives, the invention herein comprises apaint shield having a horizontally level tray-like body with upstandingwalls about its periphery, the front leading edge being adapted to fitunder the lower edge of a roof. The ends of the leading edge are ofshorter height to facilitate a sliding action of the shield under theedge as the shield is used. An upright arm is attached to the back wallof the tray and a handle extends inwardly over the tray-like body atright angles to the arm. The placement of the handle in this particularposition allows an operator to grip the handle with his hand and byplacing his index or middle finger on the arm, he can pivot the trayabout the handle by mere wrist action to a desired angle to conform tothe edge line of a roof, such as the roof of a gable.

' Although the shield of this invention is described by particularreference to painting, it is to be understood that the shield may beused to provide protection for any type of coating material applied suchas asphalting roofs, spraying mildew agents on roofs, etc. Further, itshould also be understood that the shield need not be limited in itsapplication to painting roofs but may be used in other application wherean overhang such as a seawall, a sign, and the like is involved.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe invention will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,references should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the shield; and FIG. 2 is an end view ofthe shield as it would appear when used in position under a roof edgewhich is being painted. Referring now to the drawings in detail, thepaint shield, generally designated as 10, includes a tray-like dripreceptacle body 11 of a generally rectangular configuration which may beformed of any suitable material such as sheet metal or the like.

The body 11 has a rear wall 12, a front wall 13, and a pair of sidewalls 14. The rear wall 12 is substantially higher than the front walland is preferably inclined forwardly from top to bottom.

Side walls 14 connect the rear wall 12 to the front wall 13.

The top edge of all the walls is bent in at right angles to providestrength, to provide a wide horizontal surface to the edge therebyminimizing damage and to provide an overhang which acts as a dam inpreventing paint from running out of the receptacle body when the shieldis tilted.

The top edge of the side walls has an inclined slope 16 which extendsdownwardly from the top of the rear wall to a point inside theapproximate midpoint of the side wall. The rest 17 of the edge extendshorizontally to the front wall.

The top edge 19 of front wall 13 includes upward sloping edges 18 ateach end from a point flush with the junction of the side walls. Thissloping edge enables the shield to slide easily over any obstructions inthe edge structure. The top of front wall 13 usually rides under theedge of the roof and the face of front wall 13 rides against the faciaboard of the cave during such sliding action.

A vertical support post or arm 21 is secured to the midpoint of backwall 12. This arm has an integral handle 22 extending at right angles tothe arm, back over receptacle body 1 1.

The center of gravity is such that when an operator holds the shield 10by the handle 22, the receptacle body 11 naturally assumes a horizontalposition.

in use, the shield is positioned upder the edge of the roof as shown inFIG. 2 by an operator grasping the handle with one hand while coatingthe roof, as by spray gun, with the other hand. The upper portion offront wall 13 extends slightly above the lowermost point of the edge ofthe roof and the face of front wall 13 abuts against the facia board tocompletely prevent any spattering of paint. The angularly extending backwall 12 is of such width that it will allow ample space for a spray heador other form of paint applicator to be inserted within the cavity ofthe shield to apply paint even to the edge of the roof and also will actto catch any excess paint dripping from the roof and direct it toreceptacle body 11.

If the roof edge line should be in a plane other than horizontal, suchas in a gable, the shield is tilted to conform with the angle of theedge. This is easily accomplished by the operator. When one finger ofhis hand, preferably the forefinger, is applied against handle 22, arm21 is swung to properly angle the tray. Then the shield may be held inthis manner until painting has been completed.

it will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those madeapparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained, andsince certain changes may be made in the above construction withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

1 claim:

1. A paint shield for protecting surfaces against spattering when acoating material is applied to adjacent surfaces, comprising areceptacle body for receiving excess coating material, wherein said bodyis a generally elongated rectangular open topped trough comprising apair of end sidewalls, a back wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, whereinsaid front wall, said bottom wall and said two end walls are conjoinedat approximately right angles to each other and wherein said back wallpropends at an obtuse angle upwardly and outwardly from 2. The pain}shield of claim 1 wherein the top edge of said front wall at the endthereof slopes angularly upward until met by a horizontal segment ofsaid front wall top edge whereby sliding said paint shield with respectto said surface to be coated will be facilitated.

